The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-10

A Little story Of the Last o. Numerou'
FAMILY.

Little story Of the Last Of Numerous
FAMILY.
They were the last Of seven house
flies that got into the sitting-room one
day when the door-screen happened to
stand open. The baby's mamma
thought them only five. but grandmama
was sure there were seven. and am
in clined to agree with her; for in a
matter Of flies. YOU have always noticed
there are likely to be good many
rather than few. And IL any one
should say there are one hundred and
fifty trying to get into the kitchen
while the dinner is cooking. you may
be pretty sure there are one hundred
and sixty-one at least So the baby's
grandma was undoubtedly right
and Tom and Dick were not the last Of
five flies but Of seven; and yet have
doubt a. to whether there may not
have been ten Of them at first or may
be twelve. At any rate they had all
disappeared but these two, and 1t was
now the last Of December. The MORN
ing was cold and Tom and Dick sat by
the crate. on the rack that held the
baby's clothes. They were very fond
Of the baby in their way, and liked
nothing better than travelling over her
fat cheeks or tickling the end OF
her little pug nose. She did not
like them at all. but they did
not stop to worry about that When
she struck out for them. her fat fist was
q good deal more likely to 60 into one
Of her own blue eyes than - hit either
Of her troublesome admirers. and they
usually flew away without brush
This morning she was sound asleep.
Her milk bottle lay in the foot OF the
crib. and Dick thought he would like
get at least smell Of it; so he flew
around and around hunting for place
TO let him in. But the baby's mother
had spread big net over baby. crib.
4 bottle and all, and Dick could not find
place that would much more than LET
his nose through. So he finally gave
up the matter. and went to look out Of
the window. 1t was showing fast. and
the brown leaves that were left on the
I trees seemed to be scared. and it was
SO cold. Such weather made Dick feel
dismal, and he dew back to the rack
before the fire to see Tom; and then Il
struck him ali Of sudden that Tom
looked queer. His head seemed loose
and about to fall of; his wings looked
faded and dropping. and his eyes were
dull
.why. Tom. old fellow. what's the
matterp" said Dick. But Tom did not
answer.
Il say. Toml'' called Dick again
The baby could not have heard him
II she had been broad awake. nor the
baby's mother IL she had been there
but Dick knew what he said. and Tom
knew this time; foy pretty soon he an
swcred' slowly:
Il am very sleepy" and his voice
was faint, and sounded t1Dick as II i
were long way off-as II it had got
away from Tom and gone up the chin
ncy or outside the door, or into the
bottom OF the baby's bottlc-he could
not keep the baby's bottle out Of his
head.
well. I should think 50. said Dick
briskly. as he shook out his wings
.why don't you hold up your head
and Stir around bit. and be q re
spectacle hy?"
1T is very late and cold" said Tom
slowly. as before. and again his voice
sounded As II it were away off by it
self somewhere. Dick laughed. bu
YOU couldn't have heard him il he has
been tickling your nose at that very
minute.
Cold enough. that's fact. Blu
late? Why. it's early in the morning.
II know a good place 70 go 70 sleel
in said Tom. nodding his head still
lower.
"Well. you re-you're just prepos
tcrous.'' said Dick. You necdn'
bother yourself about going TO sleep
old fellow. You're fast asleep now
You'd better 60 and hunt up you
voice and see il you cant make som
uscof il. Bye. bye and Dix sprca
his wings and merrily flew away
4 vase with tea rose in il stood Q
q table in the sitting-room and !
stopped moment to examine that b,
the rose didn't taste 50 good A.
smellcd and he went on to the dining
room. H. liked good things and swes
things. and didn't care much abo'
any thing else; md the next day 4
cook found Dick dead In q jelly-po
which j. exactly what you might hay
expected.
But Tom made his way TO phot'
graph Of Raphael's Fourth Hour
the Night" which hung on the sittinI
room wall. and tucked himself into
biz knot In the cord behind the pictu
and went fast asleep. H. slept mu'
more scundly than the baby did, 4
che walked quite often and laugh
and talked. Or cried. Dick couldl